Annual Awards
The School Nurse Organization of Washington (SNOW) grants the following awards on an annual basis.
New School Nurse of the Year Award
School Nurse of the Year Award
School Nurse Administrator of the Year
Non-Nurse School Nurse Administrator of the Year
School Nurse Advocate of the Year
Saved a Life Award (2x/year)
Please contact Jackie at awards@snownurses.org with any questions.
School Nurse Advocate of the Year
2018-19 Dr. Nicole Klein, OSPI
2020-21 Dr. Mark Larson
2021-22 Allison Pollock, MD
New School Nurse of the Year Award
Past Award Winners
School Nurse of the Year
2017-18 Anne McGavran
2018-19 Sonja Reid,
2019-20 Tessa McIlraith
2020-21 Lisbeth Kaplan
2021-22 Liz Pray
School Nurse Administrator of the Year
2016-17 Katie Johnson
2018-19 Rebecca Cavanaugh
2021-22 Julie Schultz and Les Stahlnecker
Non-Nurse Administrator of the Year
2020-2021 Joshua Meek
2021-2022 Mick Miller and Stacey Locke
Saved a Life Award
2016-17 Jacquelyn Bowen, Seattle School District
Joan Lankford, North Thurston School District
2022-23 Lissa Strecker (Enumclaw), Amanda Lundberg (Moses Lake), Shannon Morris (Yakima), and Penny Mayo (Moses Lake)
Nominate a Nurse
The deadline for submitting nominations is April 1st. (Nominations for Saved A Life Award can be submitted at anytime.)
To submit nominations for any of these awards, download the corresponding form above and send the completed form to:
Jackie Follansbee
awards@snownurses.org
2810 Castlevale Rd.
Yakima, WA 98902
(509) 949-6026